"'I want to underscore that most of the attacks on our forces are by former regime loyalists and other Iraqis, not foreign forces,' said the officer, Maj. Gen. Charles H. Swannack Jr., commander of the 82nd Airborne Division.It's gratifying to see that the war on terror is so effective.
His view was echoed by Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, which controls northern Iraq and parts of its borders with Syria, Turkey and Iran. "
Friday, November 21, 2003
Few Signs of Infiltration by Foreign Fighters in Iraq
Just a quote from the November 19, 2003 New York Times. (I won't bother posting a temporary link.)